Synctera
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Synctera launches embedded banking platform in Canada

After getting its start in the United States, Toronto-based banking as a service (BaaS) platform Synctera has launched on its home turf. The platform…

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Cohere announces $270 million Series C from Inovia, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce
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A|I: The AI Times – Google launches its hopeful GPT-4 killer

Plus: “Gentle Canadian” @BasedBeffJezos raises $14M for AI hardware startup. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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Bitkey lead calls Canada an important market as Block launches new self-custody Bitcoin wallet worldwide
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Bitkey lead calls Canada an important market as Block launches new self-custody Bitcoin wallet worldwide

Block bills Bitkey as a simpler alternative to other self-custody Bitcoin storage options. American payments giant Block has officially launched Bitkey, a new self-custody…

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Brex launches corporate card, expense offering targeting Canadian workers at US firms
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Brex launches corporate card, expense offering targeting Canadian workers at US firms

The new offering comes over a year after Brex chose to “pivot away from SMBs.” San Francisco-based FinTech firm Brex has publicly launched a…

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Spring Impact 2023
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Spring Impact Capital launches $20-million fund to back cleantech, healthtech startups

New impact fund sprung out of Spring to focus on “human and planetary health.” Vancouver-based Spring Impact Capital is rolling out a new impact-focused…

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Active Impact Investments launches third climate tech seed fund with $70 million in initial commitments
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Active Impact launches $120-million third cleantech fund, Feds release Fall Economic Statement

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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Active Impact Investments launches third climate tech seed fund with $70 million in initial commitments
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Active Impact Investments launches third climate tech seed fund with $70 million in initial commitments

LPs include Northleaf, Fondaction, Co-operators, Deloitte Ventures, University of Victoria. Vancouver-based Active Impact Investments has secured over $70 million CAD in initial commitments for…

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Float launches new high-yield product geared toward Canadian SMBs

As other FinTech firms pull back from SMBs, Float aims to help them navigate inflation challenges. Toronto-based FinTech startup Float has launched a new…

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Casino de Montréal launches Moment Factory-powered AR
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Casino de Montréal launches Moment Factory-powered AR

Casino de Montréal, which has received its certification from Loto-Quebec, has delivered an AR exposure that is boosted by Moment Factory. The ARcade comes with…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Former Shopify leader launches AI imaging tool for merchants
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R|T: The Retail Times – Former Shopify leader launches AI imaging tool for merchants

Plus: Shein and Temu call off US legal spats. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around…

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